Simone Cristicchi
{{Short description|Italian singer-songwriter and composer}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|02|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
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- actor
- composer
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Simone Cristicchi ({{IPA|it|siˈmoːne krisˈtikki|lang}}; born 5 February 1977) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Biography
Cristicchi won the 57th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival in 2007 and also the Mia Martini critics award. His song "Ti regalerò una rosa"{{cite web |author= |date=19 March 2007 |url=http://www.italylogue.com/italian-news/ti-regalero-una-rosa-song-lyrics-translated-to-english.html |title="Ti regalerò una rosa" — Song Lyrics Translated to English |publisher=italylogue.com |access-date=28 January 2010}} won due to extremely high marks received from the festival juries (96/100) and popular vote. The lyrics to the song are taken from papers he found that were written by a man who was in a mental hospital for most of his life. It is a sad tale of the man's struggle with being away from the woman he loves and being exiled for being mentally ill. The song has so far reached number 3 on the official Italian charts and number 1 on the official downloads chart going to become Cristicchi's most successful song to date in the country.
Cristicchi participated again at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2019, at its 69th edition, with the song "Abbi cura di me",{{Cite web|date=22 December 2018|url=http://esctoday.com/170516/italy-sanremo-2019-finalists-unveiled-il-volo-are-back-in-the-competition! |title=Italy: Sanremo 2019 finalists unveiled; Il Volo are back in the competition! |publisher=Esctoday.com |access-date=9 February 2019}} and scored fifth place. In December 2024, he was announced as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025.{{cite web|last=Laffranchi|first=Andrea|url=https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/24_dicembre_01/sanremo-2025-cantanti-lista-big-082a891e-b434-456e-8abf-5ee5c698axlk.shtml|title=Sanremo 2025, i cantanti in gara: la lista dei big del Festival, da Giorgia ed Elodie a Fedez e Achille Lauro|trans-title=Sanremo 2025, the competing singers: the list of the Festival's "Bigs", from Giorgia and Elodie to Fedez and Achille Lauro|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=2024-12-01|access-date=2024-12-01}} He placed fifth with the song "Quando sarai piccola".{{cite web|url=https://www.105.net/news/music-biz/1382182/olly-vince-festival-sanremo-2025-classifica-e-premi.html|title=Sanremo 2025: vince Olly! Classifica finale e premi assegnati|trans-title=Sanremo 2025: Olly wins! Final ranking and prizes awarded|language=it|publisher=Radio 105|date=2025-02-16|access-date=2025-02-16}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Fabbricante di canzoni (2006)
- Dall'altra parte del cancello (2007)
- Grand Hotel Cristicchi (2010)
- Album di famiglia (2013)
- Dalle tenebre alla luce (2024)
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| Song
! Chart ! Peak position |
|---|
| "Vorrei cantare come Biagio"
| Italy |align="center"|25 |
| "Studentessa universitaria"
| Italy |align="center"|27 |
| rowspan="2"| "Ti regalerò una rosa"
| Italy |align="center"|3 |
| Italy Downloads
|align="center"|1 |
| "Quando sarai piccola"
| Italy |align="center"|16 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311014253/http://www.mtv.it/music/archivio/newsiteBioArt.asp?ID=44767 A Bibliography In Italian]
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Category:Sanremo Music Festival winners
Category:21st-century Italian male singers
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